Growing up, I saw that women had to act a certain way to be there but not seen, it never sat well with me. This inspired me to create work, where the women are very present and the emotion evoked in the piece are seen loud and clear. I hope that my work inspires others to express themselves and not back their voices.
Read MoreLondon based artist Jemima Sara Hand paints nude figures through abstracted textures and lines, challenging the historic sexualised female nude and subverting the male gaze.
Read MoreFor me, “The Future is Female” doesn’t aim to exclude males or other genders. It doesn’t mean that the future is ONLY female. It strives for inclusivity as opposed to exclusivity but also pushes for a different point of view.
Read MoreOur bodies perform narratives that are typically understood through the binary (boy and girl) which limits self-expression. Through my paintings and soft sculptures, I aim to challenge normative gender narratives that are imposed through learned behaviours.
Read MoreAs a personal tribute to alchemy as a discipline and what it symbolizes (union between theory and practice), I have extracted the mold of one of these laboratory pieces to reproduce its shape in ceramic containers. I also developed the mold of the Erlenmeyer flask to perform the contemporary homonym to the emblem of alchemy in antiquity. In this case, the Erlenmeyer flask was designed by the German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer in 1861, which has become the central symbol of modern chemistry.
Read More“To me, beauty is reflected in self-love, self-acceptance, and self-confidence. These are all traits I sometimes struggle to have. I used these works to highlight women who I believe exude these traits, portray confidence and are unapologetically themselves.”
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